Politoed counters

Gen 7 Doubles OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Politoed
#0186 Politoed
Water
USAGE 1.6% #65
ABILITYDrizzle
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 75
DEF 75
SPA 90
SPD 100
SPE 70
BST500
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrass
½×
FireWaterIceSteel
Moves
Protect 97.1% Scald 93.0% Helping Hand 79.5% Perish Song 52.3% Icy Wind 26.3% Ice Beam 24.7% Encore 11.1% Haze 5.6%
Items
Wiki Berry 38.0% Eject Button 32.5% Sitrus Berry 13.4% Aguav Berry 8.3% Damp Rock 5.7% Leftovers 1.9% Assault Vest 0.1% Psychium Z 0.1%
Abilities
Drizzle99.0%Damp0.8%Water Absorb0.1%
Common Teammates
Kingdra66.1%Incineroar40.3%Gothitelle37.3%Scizor-Mega34.9%Tapu Bulu34.9%Ludicolo30.1%Tapu Lele24.4%Deoxys-Attack23.1%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

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Ranked #65 with 1.62% usage. Sorted by reliability score.